Name: Worlds Apart
Released: 1984-03-29

The Living Planet

S1 · E10 — Worlds Apart

S1:E10 · Worlds Apart

Episodes

12 episodes in this season

The Building of the Earth

55 min

The Frozen World

55 min

The Northern Forests

55 min

Jungle

55 min

Seas of Grass

55 min

Baking Deserts

55 min

The Sky Above

55 min

Sweet Fresh Water

55 min

The Margins of the Land

55 min

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Worlds Apart

55 min

E11

The Open Ocean

55 min

E12

New Worlds

55 min

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Worlds Apart

Season 1 · Episode 10 · Mar 29, 1984

This episode covers the habitats which are so remote and cut off from the rest of the world that they develop very specific sets of flora and fauna. These include a remote island 250 miles off the coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean, coral atolls, islands in Indonesia, Hawaii, Easter Island and New Zealand. Covers such diverse life forms as coral, crabs, tortoises, giant floating seeds, flightless birds, the dodo, Komodo Dragons, birds and insects which live in volcanic wastelands, tuataras, kiwi, moas, kea and the effects on them of feral cats. Includes discussion of how these animals arrived in these remote locations initially and how they have adapted to suit their habitat.

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The Living Planet

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198455m8.6

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Worlds Apart

Season 1 · Episode 10 · Mar 29, 1984

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